Which factor most strongly encouraged settlement of the West in the late 1800s?

Question 1 options:

protection by the military

peace with Native Americans

free or cheap land

ability to transport household goods

Question 2(1 point)

What was the main reason that people decided to leave their homes and head west in the late 1800s?

Question 2 options:

patriotism

adventure

economic opportunity

contracts offered by railroads

Question 3(1 point)

Why were there conflicts between farmers and cattlemen in the West during the 1800s?

Question 3 options:

Farmers created a shortage of the barbed wire cattlemen needed to keep their herds safe.

Cattlemen allowed their herds to intrude on unfenced farmlands.

Cattlemen kept the railroads from building where farmers needed them.

Farmers fenced off grazing lands that they did not own.

Question 4(1 point)

What was one impact of the increased western population on the nation?

Question 4 options:

Increased taxes brought a surplus to the federal government.

Territories were given powers equal to states.

Food had to be imported because there was not enough available land to support the population.

Colorado, the Dakotas, and other territories became states.

Question 5(1 point)

How did railroads affect western settlement in the late 1800s?

Question 5 options:

Railroads provided construction jobs and then connected markets throughout the nation.

Railroads contributed to the discovery of minerals that brought settlers west.

Railroads had little effect on settlement because most work was done through unions.

Railroads transported most of the settlers to the West Coast where they started farms.

Question 6(1 point)

How did western settlement affect Native Americans?

Question 6 options:

Western settlement continued to force Native Americans from their lands.

Western settlers turned to Native Americans because settlers appreciated their knowledge of the land.

Native Americans supported western settlement because it brought money they needed.

Native Americans were unaffected by western settlement because they remained on their reservations.

Question 7(1 point)

Which government intervention provided farm land for Native American families, but resulted in less land for tribal use?

Question 7 options:

Surplus Reservation Land Act

Tribal Settlement Agreement

Dawes Act

Jackson Americanization Act

Question 8(1 point)

What was a common element of the rush to seek western land, timber, gold, and oil?

Question 8 options:

All of those resources had been exploited by Native Americans for many years.

The acquisition of all of those resources was carefully regulated.

The acquisition of all of those resources had a negative environmental impact.

Land, timber, gold, and oil were abundant, renewable resources.

Question 9(1 point)

What were two techniques entrepreneurs used to create monopolies?

Question 9 options:

securities and dividends

bonds and bank notes

stock options and investment bonds

horizontal and vertical integration

Question 10(1 point)

What did John D. Rockefeller do to establish Standard Oil as a monopoly?

Question 10 options:

kept discovering oil

set up a trust

invested in banks

bought stock options

Question 11(1 point)

Who used the technique of horizontal integration to dominate the American steel industry in the late 1800s?

Question 11 options:

Andrew Carnegie

James Duke

Ford Frick

J.P. Morgan

Question 12(1 point)

What was an important influence of railroads on modern business practices?

Question 12 options:

Strict government regulations for railroads brought strict regulation to oil and steel.

Railroads formed corporations that raised money through issuing stocks and bonds.

Railroads made it possible for other businesses to locate resources.

The use of nonstandard materials set an example for other businesses.

Question 13(1 point)

Why were the reaper and the steel plow important for nineteenth-century agriculture?

Question 13 options:

They made harvests slower but less expensive

They allowed farmers in the Midwest to increase production.

They made farming of new crops in the East possible.

They reduced yields but cut labor costs.

Question 14(1 point)

Who changed daily life in the United States by inventing a working light bulb?

Question 14 options:

George Eastman

Nikola Tesla

Thomas Edison

George Westinghouse

Question 15(1 point)

Which agency was established to regulate railroad rates across the nation?

Question 15 options:

National Review Board

Interstate Commerce Commission

Farm Protection Bureau

Railroad Regulatory Bureau

Question 16(1 point)

Which legislation was enacted to eliminate monopolies, trusts, or any agreement that restrained trade?

Question 16 options:

Sherman Antitrust Act

Rockefeller Monopoly Act

Chase Trade Restraint Agreement

Vanderbilt Banking Regulation

Question 17(1 point)

What was the basic message of Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth?

Question 17 options:

It is the duty of the rich to use their wealth for the common good.

The Bible describes how money should be used.

Anyone can become a magnate of industry by using the right practices.

It is the duty of men to make as much money as possible.

Question 18(1 point)

What is laissez-faire economics?

Question 18 options:

the belief in limited competition

the interest in government support of business

the idea that business operates best without regulation

the philosophy of government control and regulation

Question 19(1 point)

What wasnota hazard faced by industrial workers in the late 1800s?

Question 19 options:

long work hours

overheated work areas

high unemployment

unhealthy air quality

Question 20(1 point)

What did the federal government do in response to union-led strikes?

Question 20 options:

attempted to mediate the issues so that both sides could be heard

sided with labor and reprimanded business owners for their behavior

acted quickly to end strikes, using both the courts and federal troops

remained impartial so the dispute could be settled by labor and management

Question 21(1 point)

How did new industries and businesses affect the way many American children lived?

Question 21 options:

Children's work in factories and mills was easier than farm work.

Many children worked long hours in factories, mills, or mines.

Labor-saving inventions allowed most children to give up their jobs and attend school.

Children between the ages of 12 and 18 were required to learn an industrial trade.

Question 22(1 point)

How did immigration through Ellis Island differ from immigration through Angel Island?

Question 22 options:

Europeans came through Ellis Island, received physicals, were interviewed, and were processed efficiently.

Europeans came through Angel Island and were treated poorly because of bias toward them.

Angel Island had greater capacity and was more efficient, so immigrants moved more quickly.

Both Ellis Island and Angel Island processed immigrants quickly and efficiently into the United States.

Question 23(1 point)

During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by

Question 23 options:

advocating the use of poll taxes

providing public assistance for former slaves

making improvements in urban infrastructure

campaigning for women's suffrage

Question 24(1 point)

What had the greatest effect on the growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs?

Question 24 options:

transportation innovations

political changes

leadership from mayors

action by the federal government

Question 25(1 point)

How did Louis Sullivan and William Jenney change the face of American cities in the late 1800s?

Question 25 options:

They built the Coney Island amusement parks that drew thousands.

They designed and built some of the early skyscrapers.

They invented the electrical connections that operated streetcars.

They opened some of the first settlement houses.